Earth had thrown his body out

 

Earth had thrown his body out 

باب عَلاَمَاتِ النُّبُوَّةِ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ (25)

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ نَصْرَانِيًّا فَأَسْلَمَ وَقَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ، فَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَعَادَ نَصْرَانِيًّا فَكَانَ يَقُولُ مَا يَدْرِي مُحَمَّدٌ إِلاَّ مَا كَتَبْتُ لَهُ، فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ فَدَفَنُوهُ، فَأَصْبَحَ وَقَدْ لَفَظَتْهُ الأَرْضُ فَقَالُوا هَذَا فِعْلُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ، لَمَّا هَرَبَ مِنْهُمْ نَبَشُوا عَنْ صَاحِبِنَا‏.‏ فَأَلْقُوهُ فَحَفَرُوا لَهُ فَأَعْمَقُوا، فَأَصْبَحَ وَقَدْ لَفَظَتْهُ الأَرْضُ، فَقَالُوا هَذَا فِعْلُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ نَبَشُوا عَنْ صَاحِبِنَا لَمَّا هَرَبَ مِنْهُمْ‏.‏ فَأَلْقَوْهُ فَحَفَرُوا لَهُ، وَأَعْمَقُوا لَهُ فِي الأَرْضِ مَا اسْتَطَاعُوا، فَأَصْبَحَ قَدْ لَفَظَتْهُ الأَرْضُ، فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَأَلْقَوْهُ‏.‏

Narrated Anas (RadiAllaahu Anhu):

There was a Christian who embraced Islam and read Surat-al-Baqara and Al-Imran, and he used to write (the revelations) for the Prophet. Later on he returned to Christianity again and he used to say: “Muhammad knows nothing but what I have written for him.” Then Allah caused him to die, and the people buried him, but in the morning they saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They said, “This is the act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and took his body out of it because he had run away from them.” They again dug the grave deeply for him, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They said, “This is an act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and threw his body outside it, for he had run away from them.” They dug the grave for him as deep as they could, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. So they believed that what had befallen him was not done by human beings and had to leave him thrown (on the ground).

[ Taken from Sahih Bukhari – Volume 4, Book 56, Number 814: Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (Sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) and his Companions]

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3617
In-book reference: Book 61, Hadith 124
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 56, Hadith 814
(deprecated numbering scheme)

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Honouring a guest as an act of worship

 Honouring a guest as an act of worship

Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him], said:


“We should not regard honouring a guest as merely a cultural practice; rather, we should see it as an act of worship. This is because the Prophet, صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said, ‘Whoever believes in Allāh and the Last Day should honour his guest.’ Thus, honouring a guest is an act of devotion that draws a person closer to their Lord and becomes a means for their spiritual purification and righteousness, by the Grace and Will of Allāh.”


Fatāwa Nūr ‘alā ad-Darb, 11/274 | Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him].

Translation: Authentic Quotes

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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN ONE'S EYES

 

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN ONE'S EYES

Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) reported, the Prophet (ﷺ) said,

"A woman is married for four reasons: for her wealth, for her class, for her beauty or for her piety. Select the pious, may your hand be rubbed in the dust!" 

* Bukhari (5090) and Muslim (1466)

"Select the pious," meaning to look upon her as a prize you want to win. "The pious" meaning the religious one. 

One should know that if they follow this advice, this religious woman will turn out to be the most beautiful in one's eyes even if she is only slightly beautiful. Beauty is not the only criterion. Sometimes the woman looks very beautiful, but Allāh makes her look ugly in her husband's view. And he hears people talk about her beauty, but, in fact, she is not beautiful because hearts are controlled by Allāh. 

Book: The Book of Marriage part one

By Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen

Maktabatulirshad Publications

P. 59, 60, 61

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Hadith: "Remember death in your prayer..."

 Hadith: "Remember death in your prayer..."

From Anas who said that the Messenger of Allaah [ﷺ] said:

«اذكر الموت في صلاتك، فإن الرجل إذا ذكر الموت في صلاته لحري أن يحسن صلاته ، وصل صلاة رجل لا يظن أن يصلي صلاة غيرها، وإياك وكل أمر يعتذر منه.»

❝Remember death in your prayer. Indeed if a person remembers death in his prayer then he will be cautious to make his prayer good, and he will pray the prayer of a person who thinks that he will not be able to pray any other prayer. Be careful of every matter for which you have to make an exc­­­­use or apologise for.❞

[Collected By Daylami In 'Musnad Al-Firdaus' | Sh. Al-Albaani: 'Isnaad Hasan' In Silsilah Saheehah, (No. 2839) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya

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EVEN IF HE BE IN THE DEPHTS OF HIS HOME

EVEN IF HE BE IN THE DEPHTS 

OF HIS HOME

O dear Muslim! If you are in the habit of spreading your brother's faults among the people, then Allah will certainly expose your own faults and make them known among the people, as the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said in a hadith:

"Whosoever pursues the faults of his brother, Allah will pursue his faults and whosoever pursues his brothers faults Allah will expose his faults even if he be in the dephts of his home."

Book: The Explanation of The Chapters on Repentance & The Prohibition of Backbiting & Talebearing 

From the Classical Collection of Hadith Riyadh Al-Saaliheen by Imam An-Nawawi

By Shaykh Muhammad Salih Ibn Uthaymeen

P. 73

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Hadith: "He is not from us..."

Hadith: "He is not from us..."

Prophet Muḥammad Ṣallallāhu-ʿAlaihi Wa Sallam said:

“He is not from us who does not recite Qurʾān in a beautiful voice.”

● [مختصر صحيح الجامع الصغير برقم ٥٤٤٢ ، صححه الألباني]

Imām Ibn Bāz Raḥimahullāh said:

“This (Ḥadeeth) is a proof that beautifying one's voice and being attentive while reciting Qurʾān is something recommended for the submissiveness (Khushūʿ) of the Qārī and the one listening to him and it benefits both.”

● [من الموقع الرسمي]

ACTING UPON THE KNOWLEDGE

 

ACTING UPON THE KNOWLEDGE

The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said, 

"A servants two feet will not move on the Day of Judgement until he is questioned about four (things). 

His youth - how he spent it;

his knowledge - how he acted upon it;

his wealth - how he earned it and how he spent it,

and his body - how he used/wasted it."

* Reported by al-Tirmidhee (2417) and see Saheehut-Targheeb wat-Tarheeb (1/126). 

Book: The Path To Guidance

By ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah رحمه الله

Translated by Abu 'Iyaad Amjad Rafiq 

Salafi Publications 

P. 54

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Satan hates the good relationship between husband and wife

 

Satan hates the good relationship

 between husband and wife

-By Imaam Ibnul Qayyim

Narrated Jabir [radiyallaahu-anhu] that Allaah’s Messenger [sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam] said: Iblis places his throne upon water; he then sends detachments [for creating dissension]; the nearer to him in rank are those who are most notorious in creating dissension. One of them comes and says: I did so and so. And he says: You have done nothing. Then one amongst them comes and says: I did not spare so and so until I sowed the seed of discord between a husband and a wife. The Satan goes near him and says: ‘You have done well. A’mash said: He then embraces him. [Saheeh Muslim. Number:2813]

And because of the fact that this bond [between husband and wife] is from the most beloved affairs to Allaah and His Messenger, it is from the most hated affairs to the enemy of Allaah [i.e. shaytaan]. Therefore he hastens to split two people who love another for the sake of Allaah.

[Source: Rawdatul Muhibbeen Wa Nuzhatul Mush-taaqeen. Page:188]

DO NOT BOYCOTT YOUR BROTHER FOR MORE THAN 3 DAYS

 

DO NOT BOYCOTT YOUR BROTHER

 FOR MORE THAN 3 DAYS

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 

"It is not permissible for a believer to forsake his (Muslim) brother for more than three days. If three days have passed, he should meet him and greet him; and if the other responds to it they will both share the reward; but if he does not respond, he will bear his sin and the one who (has taken the initiative to) greet (the other) will be absolved of the sin of forsaking (one's brother in faith)." *

* Abū Dāwūd #4912, and it is a weak hadīth. However, supporting evidence strengthen this hadīth. It was graded as authentic by al-Hāfiz ibn Hajr al-'Asqalāni in al-Fath, vol.10, pp.413.

Book: The Refinement Of Character 

By Imām Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdīsī 

Translated and Published by 

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers 

P. 77, 78

Hadith: The (Final) Hour has approached and people have not increased with Dunyā except in greed ...

Hadith: The (Final) Hour has approached and people have not increased with Dunyā except in greed ...

The Messenger of Allāh Ṣallallāhu-'Alaihi Wa Sallam said:

 “The (Final) Hour has approached and people have not increased with Dunyā except in greed and they have not increased with Allāh except in distance.”

● [صحيح الجامع الصغير ١١٤٦ ، صححه الألباني]

The Best Dhikr and the Best Gratitude

The Best Dhikr and the Best Gratitude

From Talha bin Kharash al-Ansaari who said I heard Jabir bin Abdullaah saying I heard the Messenger of Allaah sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam saying:

“ أفضل الذكر لا إله إلا الله و أفضل الشكر الحمد لله “

‘The best Dhikr is La ilaha illa Allah and the best gratitude is Alhamdulillah.’

[Collected by Ibn Hibban, al-kharaiti in ‘Fadl shukr’, Baghawi in ‘Sharh as-Sunnah’ & Al-Albaani graded it Hasan in Saheehah no.  1497]

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Hadith: My nation will be afflicted by the diseases of the former nations.

 

Hadith: My nation will be afflicted

 by the diseases of the former nations.

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “My nation will be afflicted by the diseases of the former nations.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what are the diseases of the former nations?” The Prophet said, “Excessive amusement, ingratitude, disunity, competition for worldly gain, hatred, and greed until there is transgression followed by upheaval.”

Source: al-Muʻjam al-Awsaṭ 9249

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَيُصِيبُ أُمَّتِي دَاءُ الأُمَمِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا دَاءُ الأُمَمِ قَالَ الأَشَرُ وَالْبَطَرُ وَالتَّدَابُرُ وَالتَّنَافُسُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالتَّبَاغُضُ وَالْبُخْلُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْبَغْيُّ ثُمَّ يَكُونَ الْهَرْجُ

9249 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني باب الميم من اسمه مقدام

680 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده جيد في السلسلة الصحيحة

Supplication against anxiety and distress

Supplication against anxiety and distress

Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If any Muslim is afflicted with distress and makes this supplication, then his supplication will be answered: O Allah, I am your servant, the son of your servant, the son of your maidservant. My forelock is in your hand, your command concerning me prevails, and your decision concerning me is just. I call upon you by every one of the beautiful names with which you have described yourself, or which you have revealed in your Book, or you have taught to any of your creatures, or which you have chosen to keep in the knowledge of the unseen with you, to make the Quran the delight of my soul, the light of my heart, and to remove my sadness and dispel my anxiety.” The Prophet said, “If he says this, Allah will remove his affliction and replace it with joy and happiness.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, should we not learn it?” The Prophet said, “Yes, whoever hears it should know it.”

Musnad Aḥmad 3704

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا أَصَابَ أَحَدًا قَطُّ هَمٌّ وَلَا حَزَنٌ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ أَوْ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي وَنُورَ صَدْرِي وَجِلَاءَ حُزْنِي وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي إِلَّا أَذْهَبَ اللَّهُ هَمَّهُ وَحُزْنَهُ وَأَبْدَلَهُ مَكَانَهُ فَرَجًا قَالَ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا نَتَعَلَّمُهَا فَقَالَ بَلَى يَنْبَغِي لِمَنْ سَمِعَهَا أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمَهَا

3704 مسند أحمد مسند المكثرين من الصحابة مسند عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله تعالى عنه

6/153 المحدث أحمد شاكر خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في مسند أحمد

"The most hated speech to Allah is when a man says to another man, ‘Fear Allah!’ and he replies, 'Worry about your own self!’"

Reported by Al-Asbahaanee in At-Targheeb (#739), autenticated by Sheikh Albani in Silsilatul-Ahaadeethis-Saheehah (#2598)

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم :" إن أحب الكلام إلى الله أن يقول العبد : سبحانك اللهم و بحمدك ، و تبارك اسمك

، و تعالى جدك ، و لا إله غيرك ، و إن أبغض الكلام إلى الله أن يقول الرجل

للرجل : اتق الله ، فيقول :

عليك نفسك " .

قال الألباني في " السلسلة الصحيحة " 6 / 1055 :

أخرجه النسائي في " عمل اليوم و الليلة " ( 488 / 849 ) و ابن منده في "

التوحيد " ( ق 123 / 2 - الظاهرية ) و البيهقي في " الشعب " ( 1 / 359 - هندية

) و " الدعوات الكبير " ( 102 / 136 ) من طريق محمد بن سعيد بن الأصبهاني قال :

حدثنا أبو معاوية عن الأعمش عن إبراهيم التيمي عن الحارث بن سويد عن عبد الله

قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : فذكره . قلت : و هذا إسناد صحيح ،

رجاله ثقات رجال الشيخين غير ابن الأصبهاني و هو ثقة ثبت من شيوخ البخاري . و

قد خالفه ابن أبي شيبة فرواه في " المصنف " ( 1 / 232 ) عن أبي معاوية و ابن

فضيل عن الأعمش به موقوفا . و تابعه محمد بن العلاء عن أبي معاوية وحده به .

أخرجه النسائي ( 489 / 850 ) . و تابعه عنده ( 851 و 852 ) داود و أبو الأحوص

عن الأعمش به موقوفا أيضا . و إن مما لا شك فيه أن الوقف أصح من حيث الرواية ،

لكنه من حيث المعنى في حكم المرفوع ، لأنه لا يقال من قبل الرأي كما هو ظاهر .

و من الغريب أن تخفى على الحافظ ابن حجر هذه المصادر ، و بخاصة منها كتاب

النسائي الذي رواه مرفوعا و موقوفا ، فإنه عزاه في تخريج " الكشاف " ( 7 / 43 )

لابن أبي شيبة وحده موقوفا ! و لطرفه الأخير طريق آخر ، يرويه سفيان عن أبي

إسحاق عن سعيد بن وهب عن عبد الله قال : " إن من أكبر الذنب أن يقول الرجل

لأخيه : ( اتق الله ) ، فيقول : 

عليك نفسك ، أنت تأمرني ؟! " . أخرجه الطبراني

في " المعجم الكبير " ( 9 / 119 / 8587 ) . قلت : و رجاله ثقات إن كان سعيد (

الأصل : سعد ) بن وهب هو الهمداني الخيواني الذي أخرج له مسلم ، فقد فرقوا بين

هذا و بين الهمداني الثوري ، و لم يذكروا في هذا الثاني توثيقا ، خلافا لابن

حبان ، فإنه لم يذكر في " ثقاته " ( 4 / 291 ) سوى الأول . و كلاهما روى عنه

أبو إسحاق السبيعي . و الله أعلم . على أن السبيعي مدلس ، و قد عنعنه . و سفيان

هو الثوري ، و قد خالفه في إسناده شعبة ، فقال : عن أبي إسحاق عن زيد ابن وهب

عن عبد الله قال : " كفى بالمرء إثما إذا قيل له : ( اتق الله ) غضب " ! أخرجه

الطبراني ( 8588 ) . و قال الهيثمي في كل من الروايتين ( 7 / 271 ) : " و رجاله

رجال الصحيح " . فأنت ترى أن شعبة قال : " زيد بن وهب " ، مكان " سعيد بن وهب "

، فلا أدري الراجح منهما . ( تنبيه ) : تقدم هذا الحديث برقم ( 2598 ) من رواية

ابن منده و الأصبهاني في " الترغيب " ، و وقع هنا بزيادة كبيرة في التخريج و

التحقيق فاحتفظت به ، و الله ولي التوفيق .

الكتاب : السلسلة الصحيحة

Defend Your Brother’s Honor

Defend Your Brother’s Honor

Prophet Muḥammad Ṣallallāhu-ʿAlaihi Wa Sallam said:

“Whoever defends the honor of his brother from being backbitten then it is (his) right from Allāh that he be FREED FROM FIRE.”

● [صحيح الترغيب والترهيب رقم الحديث ٢٨٤٧ ، صححه الألباني]

Translated By: Sameeullaah Sameeullaah (Aboo Maryamm)

عن أسماء بنت يزيد رضي الله عنها قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

من ذب عن عرض أخيه بالغيبة كان حقًا على الله أن يعتقه من النار 

(رواه أحمد و صححه الشيخ الألباني في صحيح الترغيب و الترهيب رقم ٢٨٤٧)

The appearance of obesity after the Salaf

Hadith about ignoring the compulsory prayers...

أَمَّا الَّذِي يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَرْفِضُهُ وَيَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ

The Prophet said: (In a dream, I saw someone) whose head was being crushed with a stone (and he) was the one who learnt the Qur’an but never acted on it, and slept ignoring the compulsory prayers.

Source: Saheeh Bukhari 1143

A history of racism among sahaba

A history of racism among sahaba

Once Aboo Dharr and Bilaal had a dispute, but in a moment of anger Aboo Dharr said: “O Son of a black woman!”

This came to the attention of the Prophet ﷺ who said: “O Aboo Dharr, did you slander his mother? You are a man in whom there is still some ignorance!”
Aboo Dahrr left the mosque with tears streaming from his eyes and went to Bilaal.

When he saw Bilaal he placed his cheek on the ground and said: “I will not get up until you place your foot over my face. You are the noble and I am the lowly!”

Bilaal began to cry: he approached Aboo Dharr, stood him up and kissed him on that very cheek. Then they hugged each other and cried together.

● [شعب الإيمان للبيهقي ٤٧٦٠، صحيح البخاري ٥٠، صحيح مسلم ١٦٦١]

The Dajjal, the great companion of the Khawarij

Ibn Umar رضي الله عنه who said he hard: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم saying: “There will emerge some youth who will read the Qur’an, but it will not exceed their throats. Every time a group of them will rebel, they will be cut down, until the Dajjal appears in the ranks.” Silsilah Ahadith as-Sahiha by Shaykh al-Albani, vol.5/2455.

 الخوارج ««كلما خرج منهم قرن قُطِع .. حتى يخرج الدجال في بقيتهم» كما قال نبيكم.

• قال عبد الله بن عمرو رضى الله عنه: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «سَيَخْرُجُ أُنَاسٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ، يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ، كُلَّمَا خَرَجَ مِنْهُمْ قَرْنٌ قُطِعَ، كُلَّمَا خَرَجَ مِنْهُمْ قَرْنٌ قُطِعَ - حَتَّى عَدَّهَا زِيَادَةً عَلَى عَشْرَةِ مَرَّاتٍ - كُلَّمَا خَرَجَ مِنْهُمْ قَرْنٌ قُطِعَ، حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ الدَّجَّالُ فِي بَقِيَّتِهِمْ».

_أخرجه أحمد في مسنده، وصححه العلامة أحمد شاكر رحمه الله.

• قال رجل للإمام سحنون: البدعة فاشية، وأهلها أعزاء! 

فقال سحنون:

«أما علمت أن الله إذا أراد قطع بدعة أظهرها (!!)» 

[ترتيب المدارك للقاضي عياض 72/4]

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It is from the Mercy of Allaah that the Qur'aan is still with us

It is from the Mercy of Allaah

that the Qur'aan is still with us

بـسـم الله والحـمـد لله والـصلاة والـسـلام عــلى رسـول الله، وبـعـد

Allaah تعالى says:

﴿أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ الذِّكْرَ صَفْحاً أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْماً مُّسْرِفِينَ ﴾

{Should We then take this Reminder away from you and ignore you because you are a nation who has transgressed all limits?} [Surah al-Zukhruf (43):5]


Imaam Ibn Katheer رحمه الله commented on this Aayah:

{Shall We then take away the Reminder (this Qur’aan) from you, because you are a nation who has transgressed all limits?} means: “do you think that We will forgive you and not punish you, when you do not do as you have been commanded?” This was the view of Ibn `Abbaas رضي الله عنهما, Abu Saaleh, Mujaahid and al-Suddi, and was the view favored by Ibn Jareer.

{Shall We then take away the Reminder (this Qur’aan) from you} Qataadah said: “By Allaah, if this Qur’aan had been taken away when the first generations of this Ummah rejected it, they would have been doomed, but Allaah by His mercy persisted in sending it and calling them to it for twenty years, or for as long as He willed.”

What Qataadah said is very good, and his point is that Allaah, by His grace and mercy towards His creation, did not stop calling them to the truth and to the wise Reminder, i.e., the Qur’aan, even though they were heedless and turned away from it. Indeed, He sent it so that those who were decreed to be guided might be guided by it, and so that proof might be established against those who were decreed to be wretched.

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Shaikh `Abdul Rahmaan bin Nasr al-Sa`dee رحمه الله said:

{Shall We then take away the Reminder (this Qur’aan) from you} meaning: “Should We turn away from you, and stop the revelation of the Dhikr (The Qur’aan) from you, and pay no attention to you because of your rejection and refusal to implement it? Rather, We will reveal it for you and make plain for you everything in it (so that you may understand it). So if you believe in it and are guided, then it is for your own success. But if you don’t, then the proof will be established against you, for you have been made aware of your affairs.

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Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه said: The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Allaah said: {The son of Aadam denied Me and he had no right to do so. And he reviled Me and he had no right to do so. As for his denying Me, it is his saying: He (Allaah) will not remake me as He made me at first - and the initial creation [of him] is no easier for Me than remaking him. As for his reviling Me, it is his saying: Allaah has taken to Himself a son, while I am the One, the Everlasting Refuge. I begot not nor was I begotten, and there is none comparable to Me.}” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (4975)]

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